We refuse to be
What you wanted us to be;
We are what we are:
Thats the way (way) its going to be. you dont know!
You cant educate i
For no equal opportunity:
(talkin bout my freedom) talkin bout my freedom,
People freedom (freedom) and liberty!
Yeah, weve been trodding on the winepress much too long:
Rebel, rebel!
Yes, weve been trodding on the winepress much too long:
Rebel, rebel!

Babylon system is the vampire, yea! (vampire)
Suckin the children day by day, yeah!
Me say: de babylon system is the vampire, falling empire,
Suckin the blood of the sufferers, yea-ea-ea-ea-e-ah!
Building church and university, wo-o-ooh, yeah! -
Deceiving the people continually, yea-ea!
Me say them graduatin thieves and murderers;
Look out now: they suckin the blood of the sufferers (sufferers).
Yea-ea-ea! (sufferers)

Tell the children the truth;
Tell the children the truth;
Tell the children the truth right now!
Come on and tell the children the truth;
Tell the children the truth;
Tell the children the truth;
Tell the children the truth;
Come on and tell the children the truth.

cause - cause weve been trodding on ya winepress much too long:
Rebel, rebel!
And weve been taken for granted much too long:
Rebel, rebel now!

(trodding on the winepress) trodding on the winepress (rebel):
Got to rebel, yall (rebel)!
Weve been trodding on the winepress much too long - ye-e-ah! (rebel)
Yea-e-ah! (rebel) yeah! yeah!

From the very day we left the shores (trodding on the winepress)
Of our fathers land (rebel),
Weve been trampled on (rebel),
Oh now! (weve been oppressed, yeah!) lord, lord, go to ...